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- [plongk]
- /plɒŋk/
- /plɒŋk/
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- [plongk]
- /plɒŋk/
Definitions of plonk word
- noun plonk inferior or cheap wine. 1
- noun plonk cheap wine 1
- noun Technical meaning of plonk (networking, abuse) (Usually written "*plonk*") The sound a newbie makes as he falls to the bottom of a kill file. In the first of a series of humourous books by Stephen Potter, "One-Upmanship" (published in 1952) a "plonk" - a pompous bit of misinformation said in a "plonking" tone - was a key feature of his advice on how to "creatively intimidate" someone by making them feel inferior and thereby gain the status of being "one-up" on them. Since these efforts are usually transparently pathetic, the term became widely applied to any idiotic statement. The term appeared on-line in the Usenet newsgroup news:talk.bizarre and, by 1994, was widespread on Usenet and mailing lists as a form of public ridicule. The term may have been influenced by British slang "plonker" for someone behaving stupidly. The expansion "Person with Little Or No Knowledge" may be a backronym. 1
- verb plonk If you plonk something somewhere, you put it or drop it there heavily and carelessly. 0
- verb plonk If you plonk yourself somewhere, you sit down carelessly without paying attention to the people around you. 0
- uncountable noun plonk Plonk is cheap or poor quality wine. 0
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Origin of plonk
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; perhaps alteration of French (vin) blanc white (wine)
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Parts of speech for Plonk
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plonk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb plonk
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
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